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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Malibu, California Coast

Malibu, California, United States

Malibu’s coves, tilted rock layers, sea stacks, and the Santa Monica Mountains provide varied foregrounds for winter surf and low western light.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Coastal Drama Score
8%
Wave Height0.3m
Swell Height0.3m
Wind Speed1.3m/s (calm conditions)
Wind Gusts1.4m/s
Cloud Cover100%
Visibility24135 (Clear)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Los_Angeles

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

Most common blockers (80-hour forecast)

  • Coastal Drama Score100% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Dramatic Seascapes conditions across California Coast. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Malibu.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Malibu during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 365 days
2
recorded matching windows · 68% average confidence

Only 2 completed matches are recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

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80-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 80-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 80 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Los_Angeles
Coastal Drama Score
≥ 45.0%
Wed, Aug 12
22:0014%
23:007%
Thu, Aug 13
24:008%
01:008.4%
02:009.8%
03:006.1%
04:006.1%
05:005.5%
06:005.4%
07:007.8%
08:007.8%
09:007.8%
10:007.8%
11:007.8%
12:007.8%
13:008.8%
14:008.7%
15:008.8%
16:006.4%
17:006.5%
18:006.5%
19:007.5%
20:007.6%
21:0010%
22:0010%
23:0010%
Fri, Aug 14
24:0012%
01:0010%
02:0010%
03:009.5%
04:0012%
05:0011%
06:009.2%
07:007.9%
08:005.8%
09:004.7%
10:004.6%
11:004.4%
12:005.6%
13:005.8%
14:005.9%
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How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Coastal Drama Score mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
America/Los_Angeles
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Primary Swell Height
m
Primary Wave Direction
°
Significant Wave Height
m
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Direction
°
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Wind Wave Height
m
Wind Wave Period
s
Thu, Aug 13 Sunrise 06:15 Sunset 19:43
07:00
100% 66% 0% 0.26m 149° 0.32m 100% 141° 1.4m/s 1.3m/s 0.18m 6.4s
08:00
100% 50% 0% 0.29m 149° 0.35m 100% 151° 1.3m/s 1.4m/s 0.19m 6.3s
09:00
100% 43% 0% 0.3m 149° 0.36m 100% 154° 1.8m/s 2m/s 0.2m 6.5s
10:00
100% 29% 0% 0.31m 149° 0.38m 100% 162° 2.3m/s 2.5m/s 0.21m 6.7s
11:00
100% 8% 0% 0.32m 149° 0.39m 100% 172° 2.7m/s 3.2m/s 0.22m 6.9s
12:00
100% 5% 0% 0.3m 149° 0.37m 100% 174° 3m/s 3.6m/s 0.22m 6.9s
13:00
100% 5% 0% 0.29m 148° 0.36m 100% 183° 3m/s 3.9m/s 0.22m 6.8s
14:00
100% 0% 0% 0.27m 148° 0.34m 100% 195° 2.5m/s 3.3m/s 0.22m 6.8s
15:00
100% 0% 0% 0.26m 148° 0.32m 100% 199° 2.1m/s 3.2m/s 0.2m 6.8s
16:00
100% 2% 0% 0.24m 148° 0.31m 100% 208° 2.4m/s 3.4m/s 0.19m 6.7s
17:00 ☾
100% 2% 0% 0.23m 147° 0.29m 100% 218° 2.2m/s 3m/s 0.17m 6.7s
18:00 ☾
100% 15% 0% 0.22m 147° 0.27m 100% 224° 2.3m/s 2.7m/s 0.15m 6.6s
19:00 ☾
3% 18% 0% 0.21m 147° 0.26m 18% 240° 1.7m/s 1.9m/s 0.14m 6.5s
20:00 ☾
0% 19% 0% 0.2m 147° 0.24m 19% 237° 2m/s 2m/s 0.12m 6.4s
21:00 ☾
0% 37% 0% 0.19m 148° 0.23m 37% 239° 1.8m/s 1.7m/s 0.11m 6.4s
22:00 ☾
0% 44% 0% 0.18m 148° 0.22m 44% 246° 1.5m/s 1.6m/s 0.1m 6.3s
23:00 ☾
0% 53% 0% 0.17m 148° 0.21m 53% 263° 1.6m/s 1.5m/s 0.09m 6.3s
Fri, Aug 14 Sunrise 06:16 Sunset 19:42
24:00 ☾
0% 49% 0% 0.16m 148° 0.2m 49% 273° 1.2m/s 1.1m/s 0.08m 6.3s
01:00 ☾
0% 47% 0% 0.16m 147° 0.19m 47% 222° 0.51m/s 0.47m/s 0.08m 6.2s
02:00 ☾
0% 58% 0% 0.15m 147° 0.18m 58% 178° 0.62m/s 0.52m/s 0.07m 6.2s
03:00 ☾
0% 58% 0% 0.15m 147° 0.17m 58% 133° 0.6m/s 0.37m/s 0.06m 6.2s
04:00 ☾
0% 46% 0% 0.14m 148° 0.17m 46% 25° 0.61m/s 0.47m/s 0.06m 6.2s
05:00 ☾
0% 33% 0% 0.14m 148° 0.16m 33% 48° 0.6m/s 0.54m/s 0.05m 6.2s
06:00 ☾
0% 26% 0% 0.16m 146° 0.18m 26% 111° 0.6m/s 0.5m/s 0.05m 6.1s
07:00
0% 17% 0% 0.19m 144° 0.21m 17% 112° 0.43m/s 0.23m/s 0.05m 6s
08:00
0% 5% 0% 0.21m 142° 0.23m 5% 169° 0.74m/s 0.85m/s 0.05m 6s
09:00
0% 1% 0% 0.17m 130° 0.2m 1% 171° 1.2m/s 1.5m/s 0.09m 4.7s
10:00
0% 1% 0% 0.12m 119° 0.16m 1% 174° 1.8m/s 2.5m/s 0.12m 3.4s
11:00
0% 1% 0% 0.08m 108° 0.13m 1% 178° 2.3m/s 3.2m/s 0.16m 2.2s
12:00
0% 10% 0% 0.09m 107° 0.13m 10% 186° 2.2m/s 3.5m/s 0.15m 2.1s
13:00
0% 14% 0% 0.11m 106° 0.12m 14% 192° 2.2m/s 3.8m/s 0.15m 2.1s
14:00
0% 15% 0% 0.12m 105° 0.12m 15% 204° 2.1m/s 3.7m/s 0.14m 2.1s
15:00
0% 2% 0% - - - 2% 228° 2.5m/s 3.6m/s - -
16:00
0% 1% 0% - - - 1% 241° 3.1m/s 4m/s - -
17:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 253° 3.8m/s 4.6m/s - -
18:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 264° 4.6m/s 4.6m/s - -
19:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 269° 4.4m/s 4.1m/s - -
20:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 285° 4.4m/s 3.9m/s - -
21:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 294° 3.5m/s 3.1m/s - -
22:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 287° 2.6m/s 2.5m/s - -
23:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 303° 2.4m/s 2.4m/s - -
Sat, Aug 15 Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 19:41
24:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 301° 1.4m/s 1.1m/s - -
01:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 251° 1.1m/s 0.47m/s - -
02:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 71° 1m/s 0.22m/s - -
03:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 169° 0.82m/s 0.36m/s - -
04:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% - - - 5% 15° 0.72m/s 0.26m/s - -
05:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% - - - 5% 102° 1.1m/s 0.88m/s - -
06:00 ☾
2% 0% 0% - - - 2% 158° 1.1m/s 0.85m/s - -
07:00
100% 0% 0% - - - 100% 100° 0.61m/s 0.25m/s - -
08:00
95% 0% 0% - - - 95% 117° 0.7m/s 0.53m/s - -
09:00
64% 0% 0% - - - 64% 153° 0.91m/s 1.1m/s - -
10:00
11% 0% 0% - - - 11% 178° 1.1m/s 2m/s - -
11:00
100% 0% 0% - - - 100% 190° 1.2m/s 2.5m/s - -
12:00
100% 10% 0% - - - 100% 188° 1.7m/s 3.2m/s - -
13:00
100% 18% 0% - - - 100% 204° 2m/s 3.4m/s - -
14:00
100% 18% 3% - - - 100% 220° 2.5m/s 3.3m/s - -
15:00
100% 1% 5% - - - 100% 235° 3.7m/s 3.9m/s - -
16:00
100% 0% 5% - - - 100% 252° 4.3m/s 4m/s - -
17:00 ☾
100% 0% 5% - - - 100% 270° 5m/s 4.3m/s - -
18:00 ☾
67% 0% 3% - - - 67% 279° 4.2m/s 3.8m/s - -
19:00 ☾
33% 0% 2% - - - 33% 288° 3.4m/s 3.2m/s - -
20:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 298° 2.6m/s 2.6m/s - -
21:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 298° 2.3m/s 2.2m/s - -
22:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 299° 1.9m/s 1.9m/s - -
23:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 299° 1.6m/s 1.5m/s - -
Sun, Aug 16 Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 19:40
24:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 291° 1.6m/s 1.6m/s - -
01:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 283° 1.6m/s 1.8m/s - -
02:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 275° 1.6m/s 1.9m/s - -
03:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 266° 1.7m/s 2.2m/s - -
04:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 257° 1.7m/s 2.5m/s - -
05:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 248° 1.7m/s 2.8m/s - -
06:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 258° 2.7m/s 3.3m/s - -
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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